Science: Ergo, Sum Machine

Something about the omniscience of electric computers makes people
nervous. Something about nervousness makes people laugh. Samples
in a new wave of computer jokes:

¶ Stepping up to a computer display in Grand Central Station,
an Indian in full regalia asks: "Who am I? What do I weigh? Where
am I going?"
The computer instantly replies : "You're an Indian. You weigh 173 pounds.
You're going to Pueblo, Colorado." The Indian rips off his headdress,
borrows a Brooks Bros. overcoat from a commuter, feeds in the same
question again. Answer: "You're still an Indian. You still weigh 173
pounds, and you...